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Well, if only you just bought more guns you’d have a larger sample size!!!I've had two. Put a few hundred rounds through one, somewhere around 1000 in the second.
Didn't run into any issues with either of them. Like others, preferred the frame safety over the Beretta. Interchangeability (or lack of) does cut down on some of the aftermarket, though.
I won't laud them as being fantastic, but I've certainly had worse guns that cost more money.
But, my group size, like most folks likely will be, is small. Just like cars. You'll get someone who says they owned some brand and it was terrible. Someone else will say they had the same one, and it was great.
Hard to find someone who has owned...say...a few dozen of them, and can give a wider scope on feedback, than just one or two examples.
Picked up my Taurus's for around $300-350ish. Berettas tend to be in the $600-700 range? Depending on local market, etc.What's the price point difference from a genuine 92f and the Taurus copy?
I have never shot or even held the PT92, so can't comment on quality.
I didn't like the safety on the 92fs either, it went the 'wrong' way, for us 1911 fans.
The info I keep hearing is Taurus is ok quality wise, but customer service and support is not great.If you don't have anything useful to add to the topic then STFU and go whack off, whacko.
OP, the PT92 is good to go. Practice with the DA trigger and once you have it down it's a solid design and an improvement over the Beretta.
92xi fixes that.It’s a great gun. I’ve had mine for thirty years and I’ve had no problems with it. I prefer it to the Beretta because the Taurus has a frame mounted safety.
I can't speak to the present day customer service, but what I have read is that the days of months long waits and unfinished repairs is over.The info I keep hearing is Taurus is ok quality wise, but customer service and support is not great.
They were really quick to fix my 22 revolver, a model 941. The crane came off, I brought it to my FFL, he shipped it out and we got it back fixed two weeks later. No charge.I can't speak to the present day customer service, but what I have read is that the days of months long waits and unfinished repairs is over.
They are made on Beretta tooling.....in a Taurus factory in brazil.I remember reading the pt92s are made in a beretta factory.
Are Taurus prices really that much lower than the real thing to warrant taking the risk?They are made on Beretta tooling.....in a Taurus factory in brazil.
When I attend classes from local yokels and the touring guys, I rarely see Taurus guns on the line. Caniks, Glocks, Smiths, Walthers, Sigs, Rugers all show up regularly, but not Taurus. Then again, not many Berettas either.The info I keep hearing is Taurus is ok quality wise, but customer service and support is not great.
A friend purchased a Rossi lever carbine, also made in Brazil. He had to take the gun apart and do his own finish work because the internals were so rough, it would often fail to feed and chamber SWC and HP loads. Once he slicked it up, it seemed to do OK with full house JSP .357s but still jammed with the .38s. With all the time, elbow grease and frustration he put into it, he should have just coughed up some extra cash and bought a Winchester, Henry or Marlin lever gun. His "savings" amounted to horseshit!Oh ffs the second "is this cheep ass 3rd world manufactured Taurus as good as a real gun" thread in 2 days.
Jesus. It's made in f***ing Brazil. Of course many of them have issues. You may get lucky and get a good one......but maybe not.
I have a Henry 357. The owners manual states that it may have trouble feeding 38 special unless they are 158 grain (those are a little longer oal). That said.....mine will still feed 130 grain fmj 38s just fine.A friend purchased a Rossi lever carbine, also made in Brazil. He had to take the gun apart and do his own finish work because the internals were so rough, it would often fail to feed and chamber SWC and HP loads. Once he slicked it up, it seemed to do OK with full house JSP .357s but still jammed with the .38s. With all the time, elbow grease and frustration he put into it, he should have just coughed up some extra cash and bought a Winchester, Henry or Marlin lever gun. His "savings" amounted to horseshit!
I wouldn't risk it but others will. Up to the buyer I guess.Are Taurus prices really that much lower than the real thing to warrant taking the risk?
With the PT92 the risk you believe exists is no worse than Beretta, it is without doubt the best pistol Taurus makes.Are Taurus prices really that much lower than the real thing to warrant taking the risk?
Whacko, I am glad that Mr. Imperato and his company made sure that you were properly taken care of. For me, there is no comprise with firearms: either they work every time or they don't. I am more than willing to part with my hard-earned cash for good quality gun.I have a Henry 357. The owners manual states that it may have trouble feeding 38 special unless they are 158 grain (those are a little longer oal). That said.....mine will still feed 130 grain fmj 38s just fine.
The henry.....had trouble feeding when I first got it. Called Henry and they said take it back to kittery trading post as they are a "preferred Henry dealer" and kittery shipped it back. 8 days later kittery called snd said its all set. Got it back with a box with 2 coffee mugs 2 ball caps and 2 stocking caps and a letter from Anthony Imperato apologizing. The receipt said "adjusted lifter timing" and the gun has been perfect since. So theynare not immune to quality issues but they take care of ot fast and free.
How’s the “military service rifle” (MSR) working for you?Whacko, I am glad that Mr. Imperato and his company made sure that you were properly taken care of. For me, there is no comprise with firearms: either they work every time or they don't. I am more than willing to part with my hard-earned cash for good quality gun.
That flippy thing on the slide isn't a safety - it's a decocker. Why would you need a safety on a 12 pound trigger? And for those of you who didn't buy the D variant outright, convert the FS to D.I didn't like the safety on the 92fs either, it went the 'wrong' way, for us 1911 fans.
Taurus makes a 92FS clone call PT-92. I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with this pistol.
I used to have a 92FS which I liked a lot because of its reliability, and am wondering if the PT-92 has any issues.